Beautifully Acted

Two nuero-divergent millennials work to portray emotions and find connection in a world that wasn’t made for them. A love story between Cole -a musical savant- and Naomi -a dance prodigy who feels in color- that explores how we make connections, when typical forms of connection aren’t available.

Pete's got a gun, and he's ready to use it. He checks into his motel room... only to find Gideon, the chatty bible on the bedside table. Can Gideon sway Pete before Pete pulls the trigger?

Shepard and Chaiken penned these real and imagined moments about romantic love and the closeness and distance between lovers. Savage Love steps through raw, relatable, shared moments— the difficulty of expressing tenderness, the dread of being replaced, or the intimacy of watching a lover sleep.